You guys are my hero's in the nursing field, I've been so impressed with the flight nurses I've encountered. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing what you all do.
Can I say a variety of things, but did antisubmarine warfare in the Navy, which has given me great data reduction skills and has made me a avid researcher.
I have a RN friend who is trying to convince me that I should come to work at her Hospital as a Patient Care Tech, I'm a LPN who is considering getting their ADN and I've quite a few credits accumulated to that end. I'm not sure about what I would...
nrsecarole replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing
I know this won't help you... your angry and part of it is because you have studied, worked hard and they are allowing this other student to pass but..... Do you really feel this person is going to pass the NCLEX? This situation pretty much happened ...
nrsecarole replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing
Hi, I don't know where in Missouri you might move to but you mentioned central Missouri so maybe you could attend State Fair Comm. College in Sedalia, they have a 1 + 1 program... Go one year and you have your requirements for LPN, complete t...
Medic74, I called the MO BON today 1/18/07 and was assured that Excelsior was approved by the board, What was said to me is that any school could lose accreditation. but that Excelsior was approved just like other schools and there are quite a fe...
MO BON excepts Excelsior, but the glitch comes when you apply for a KS license, you need to work in MO for 1,000 hours before KS will give you a license... this is just a heads up from someone who is seriously looking at Excelsior.. when you ge...
nrsecarole replied to kathye1350's topic in Missouri
Have friends who went thru the Park U program, said the test was like a Extreme NCLEX exam.. it was tough but do able, They have a lot of inquires about the program and then a lot less people when faced with taking the entrance credit validation...
One word of advice, Going to school when your older makes you want to do take more classes. Just make sure your school for PN has the type of accreditation so that your Gen Ed courses transfer. Would really like to know what on line school your ta...
You can do it, I started school at 50+, Got my LPN at 52, and I'm now planning on Bridging for my RN at 54... What surprised me the most was the acceptance I got from the younger students, despite large age differences (I could of been their MOM) ...
I've worn white to work.. and I've worn my cap... older patients liked it . but it just wasn't practical.. I didn't experience a difference in how I was treated by the patients families, or by the other staff members. my staff never had a problem...
You have got to be kidding me... 26 yrs to old to go to school? I'm 53 yrs and thinking that I want, no need to go back to school. my motto is. When you stop learning you start dying.. Hence the stacks of books by my bed and littering ...